I recommend to try rtags if you use emacs and haven't tried it yet (there is also a package for vim available). It is a clang based client/server application that indexes C/C++ code, with these features included:
- go to definition/declaration
- find all references, go to next/previous
- rename symbol
- integration with clang’s “fixits”
I decided to give it a try after watching this talk which introduced rtags (and emacs) for me.
(I have to say that I went this far only after my QtCreator failed to rename some symbols properly, which is a show-stopper for my using this great IDE for now)
Besides what is supported by rtags, I also need some additional neat features, including:
- create function definition/prototype
- extract function
- create getter/setter methods
For these, I recommend to use a semantic-refactor package for emacs (not sure if there are alternatives for vim)
Generally, clang based tools looks very promising. If you are interested in more information about clang tools for C++ refactoring, including for projects with large codebase, there are some great talks by Chandler Carruth.
